The return of Marco Polo's world : war, strategy, and American interests in the twenty-first century

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The return of Marco Polo's world : war, strategy, and American interests in the twenty-first century

Title remainder

war, strategy, and American interests in the twenty-first century

Statement of responsibility

Robert D. Kaplan

Creator

• Kaplan, Robert D., 1952-

Author

• Kaplan, Robert D., 1952-

Subject

• Democracy -- Government policy -- United States
• United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century
• United States -- Military policy
• World politics -- 21st century

Language

eng

Summary

In the late thirteenth century, Marco Polo began a decades-long trek from Venice to China. The strength of that Silk Road--the trade route between Europe and Asia--was a foundation of Kublai Khan's sprawling empire. Now, in the early twenty-first century, the Chinese regime has proposed a land-and-maritime Silk Road that duplicates exactly the route Marco Polo traveled. In the major lead essay, recently released by the Pentagon's Office of Net Assessment, Robert D. Kaplan lays out a blueprint of the world's changing power politics that recalls the late thirteenth century. As Europe fractures from changes in culture and migration, Eurasia coheres into a single conflict system. China is constructing a land bridge to Europe. Iran and India are trying to link the oil fields of Central Asia to the Indian Ocean. America's ability to influence the power balance in Eurasia is declining. Kaplan outlines the timeless principles that should shape America's role in a turbulent world: a respect for the limits of Western-style democracy; a delineation between American interests and American values; an awareness of the psychological toll of warfare; a projection of power via a strong navy; and more

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

327.73

Index

index present

LC call number

JZ1480

LC item number

.K39 2018

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography